While it can be great for an end-user, it’s a nightmare of tech support. It’s just another reason why Linux will never be commonly used on PCs. It also leads to some applications missing critical features because there are three other programs like it, vying for the attention of programmers. For example, there are three applications for making it easier to run Windows applications on Linux - Lutris, PlayonLinux, and Bottles. Personally, I prefer Lutris, but it isn’t always great about automatically installing dependencies, though it probably doesn’t help that there are like a hundred Linux distributions.
I disagree that its a reason why linux will never be used commonly. Windows and macos both have the same issue and its never made things over complicated.
While it can be great for an end-user, it’s a nightmare of tech support. It’s just another reason why Linux will never be commonly used on PCs. It also leads to some applications missing critical features because there are three other programs like it, vying for the attention of programmers. For example, there are three applications for making it easier to run Windows applications on Linux - Lutris, PlayonLinux, and Bottles. Personally, I prefer Lutris, but it isn’t always great about automatically installing dependencies, though it probably doesn’t help that there are like a hundred Linux distributions.
I disagree that its a reason why linux will never be used commonly. Windows and macos both have the same issue and its never made things over complicated.